IPL 5 – Match 31 – V Sehwag excels in Delhi's win over Pune – MK Pandey and RV Uthappa's fifites in vain
Match No 31 – Pune Warriors vs. Delhi Daredevils at Pune-SRS on 24.04.12 – Delhi Daredevils won by eight wickets
MK Pandey and RV Uthappa added 145 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the 63rd occasion of a three figure partnership in IPL. This stand also provides the first occasion of Pune batsmen posting a three figure partnership in IPL. The previous best was the 93 runs stand between JD Ryder and SC Ganguly at Delhi on 21.04.12
MK Pandey and RV Uthappa added 145 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the ninth occasion of a 50 plus runs partnership posted by Pune batsmen in IPL. The following table lists all of them.
| No | Partners | Runs | Wkt | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | MK Pandey/RV Uthappa | 145 | 3rd | Delhi | Pune-SRS | 24.04.12 |
| 2 | JD Ryder/SC Ganguly | 93 | 2nd | Delhi | Delhi | 21.04.12 |
| 3 | MN Samuels/RV Uthappa | 81 | 3rd | Punjab | Pune | 08.04.12 |
| 4 | JD Ryder/SPD Smith | 67 | 3rd | Delhi | Delhi | 21.04.12 |
| 5 | JD Ryder/SPD Smith | 66* | 4th | Chennai | Pune | 14.04.12 |
| 6 | RV Uthappa/JD Ryder | 63 | 1st | Bangalore | Bangalore | 17.04.12 |
| 7 | JD Ryder/M Manhas | 60 | 2nd | Punjab | Mumbai | 10.04.11 |
| 8 | JD Ryder/MK Pandey | 55 | 1st | Deccan | Hyd-RGS | 10.05.11 |
| 9 | JD Ryder/M Manhas | 54 | 2nd | Delhi | Mumbai | 17.04.11 |
MK Pandey and RV Uthappa added 145 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the 12th occasion of a three figure partnership for the third wicket in IPL. All the thirteen occasions are listed below
| No | Partners | Runs | Wkt | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | M Vijay/JA Morkel | 152 | 3rd | Chennai | Rajasthan | Chennai | 03.04.10 |
| 2 | MK Pandey/RV Uthappa | 145* | 3rd | Pune | Delhi | Pune-SRS | 24.04.12 |
| 3 | SK Raina/S Badrinath | 142* | 3rd | Chennai | Mumbai | Mumbai BS | 25.03.10 |
| 4 | M Vijay/S Badrinath | 124 | 3rd | Chennai | Punjab | Mohali | 13.04.11 |
| 5 | G Gambhir/S Dhawan | 121 | 3rd | Delhi | Chennai | Delhi | 08.05.08 |
| 6 | SC Ganguly/CA Pujara | 111* | 3rd | Kolkata | Rajasthan | Kolkata | 17.04.10 |
| 7 | SE Marsh/KD Karthik | 111 | 3rd | Punjab | Kochi | Indore | 13.05.11 |
| 8 | ML Hayden/SK Raina | 104 | 3rd | Chennai | Mumbai | Chennai | 23.04.08 |
| 9 | GC Smith/SR Watson | 104 | 3rd | Rajasthan | Bangalore | Bangalore | 26.04.08 |
| 10 | AM Rahane/JP Duminy | 104* | 3rd | Mumbai | Bangalore | P Elizabeth | 10.05.09 |
| 11 | SC Ganguly/DJ Hussey | 102 | 3rd | Kolkata | Deccan | Hyd-RGS | 11.05.08 |
| 12 | ML Hayden/MS Dhoni | 100 | 3rd | Chennai | Punjab | Centurion | 07.05.09 |
MK Pandey and RV Uthappa added 145 runs for the third wicket in this game represent the second best partnership for the third wicket in IPL. The best stand is 152 runs partnership between M Vijay and JA Morkel of Chennai against Rajasthan at Chennai on 03.04.10
| No | Partners | Runs | Wkt | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | MVijay/JAMorkel | 152 | 3rd | Chennai | Rajasthan | Chennai | 03.04.10 |
| 2 | MKPandey/RVUthappa | 145* | 3rd | Pune | Delhi | Pune-SRS | 24.04.12 |
RV Uthappa’s 60 not out in this game represent his sixth fifty in IPL, while MK Pandey registered second fifty in IPL when he scored 80 not out in this game
RV Uthappa’s 60 not out in this game represent the 49th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in IPL. It also represents the second occasion of Pune wicket keeper batsman scoring fifty in IPL. The two occasions are listed below
| No | Batsman | Runs | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| 1 | RVUthappa | 69 | Pune | Bangalore | Bangalore | 17.04.12 |
| 2 | RVUthappa | 60* | Pune | Delhi | Pune-SRS | 24.04.12 |
RV Uthappa’s 60 not out represents his third fifty as a wicket keeper batsman in IPL which are listed below
| No | Batsman | Runs | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date | |
| 1 | RVUthappa | 55 | * | Bangalore | Kolkata | Bangalore | 10.04.10 |
| 2 | RVUthappa | 69 | Pune | Bangalore | Bangalore | 17.04.12 | |
| 3 | RVUthappa | 60 | * | Pune | Delhi | Pune-SRS | 24.04.12 |
V Sehwag scored 87 not out in this game which represent his 12th fifty in IPL. He became the sixth batsman to score 12 or more fifties in IPL. Others are – JH Kallis {14}, SE Marsh {14}, SK Raina {13}, G Gambhir {12} and RG Sharma {12}
V Sehwag’s IPL run aggregate read 1620 at the end of this game including his 87 not out in this game. He became the seventh batsman to total 1600 runs in IPL. The complete list with their performance read thus
| No | Player | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | C | F | 0 |
| 1 | SK Raina | 69 | 67 | 10 | 1951 | 98 | 34.22 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
| 2 | SR Tendulkar | 53 | 53 | 9 | 1762 | 100* | 40.04 | 1 | 10 | 2 |
| 3 | AC Gilchrist | 65 | 65 | 2 | 1702 | 109* | 27.01 | 2 | 9 | 6 |
| 4 | G Gambhir | 62 | 61 | 9 | 1684 | 86 | 32.38 | 0 | 12 | 4 |
| 5 | JH Kallis | 64 | 63 | 9 | 1672 | 89* | 30.96 | 0 | 14 | 5 |
| 6 | RG Sharma | 67 | 64 | 10 | 1668 | 87 | 30.88 | 0 | 12 | 4 |
| 7 | V Sehwag | 57 | 57 | 4 | 1620 | 119 | 30.56 | 1 | 11 | 5 |
V Sehwag’s 87 not out in this game represent the 68th occasion of a captain scoring fifty in IPL. It also represents the eleventh occasion of a Delhi captain scoring a fifty in IPL which are listed below
| No | Batsman | Runs | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date | |
| 1 | V Sehwag | 94 | * | Delhi | Deccan | Deccan | 22.04.08 |
| 2 | V Sehwag | 71 | Delhi | Chennai | Chennai | 02.05.08 | |
| 3 | V Sehwag | 51 | * | Delhi | KE Punjab | Delhi | 17.05.08 |
| 4 | V Sehwag | 50 | Delhi | Mumbai | Centurion | 21.05.09 | |
| 5 | G Gambhir | 72 | Delhi | KE Punjab | Mohali | 13.03.10 | |
| 6 | G Gambhir | 57 | * | Delhi | Chennai | Chennai | 15.04.10 |
| 7 | V Sehwag | 77 | Delhi | KE Punjab | Delhi | 23.04.11 | |
| 8 | V Sehwag | 80 | Delhi | Kochi | Kochi | 30.04.11 | |
| 9 | V Sehwag | 119 | Delhi | Deccan | Hyd-RGS | 05.05.11 | |
| 10 | V Sehwag | 57 | Delhi | Pune | Delhi | 21.04.12 | |
| 11 | V Sehwag | 87 | * | Delhi | Pune | Pune-SRS | 24.04.12 |
V Sehwag’s 87 not out in this game represent his ninth fifty as captain in IPL. Other captains to score nine or more fifties are – SR Tendulkar {11} and AC Gilchrist {10}. V Sehwag’s nine fifties are listed below
| No | Batsman | Runs | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| 1 | V Sehwag | 94* | Delhi | Deccan | Deccan | 22.04.08 |
| 2 | V Sehwag | 71 | Delhi | Chennai | Chennai | 02.05.08 |
| 3 | V Sehwag | 51* | Delhi | Punjab | Delhi | 17.05.08 |
| 4 | V Sehwag | 50 | Delhi | Mumbai | Centurion | 21.05.09 |
| 5 | V Sehwag | 77 | Delhi | Punjab | Delhi | 23.04.11 |
| 6 | V Sehwag | 80 | Delhi | Kochi | Kochi | 30.04.11 |
| 7 | V Sehwag | 119 | Delhi | Deccan | Hyd-RGS | 05.05.11 |
| 8 | V Sehwag | 57 | Delhi | Pune | Delhi | 21.04.12 |
| 9 | V Sehwag | 87* | Delhi | Pune | Pune-SRS | 24.04.12 |
MK Pandey’s 80 not out and RV Uthappa’s 60 not out in this game were in losing cause providing the 137th and 138th occasion of a batsman’s fifty going in vain in IPL. They also represent the seventh and eight occasion of Pune batsman’s fifty going in vain which are lisetd below
| No | Batsman | Score | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Yuvraj Singh | 66* | Pune | Delhi | Mumbai | 17.04.11 |
| 2 | J Ryder | 60 | Pune | Delhi | Mumbai | 17.04.11 |
| 3 | Yuvraj Singh | 62* | Pune | Chennai | Mum-DYP | 27.04.11 |
| 4 | JD Ryder | 51 | Pune | Bangalore | Bangalore | 29.04.11 |
| 5 | MK Pandey | 59 | Pune | Mumbai | Mum-DYP | 04.05.11 |
| 6 | RV Uthappa | 70 | Pune | Bangalore | Bangalore | 17.04.12 |
| 7 | MK Pandey | 80* | Pune | Delhi | Pune-SRS | 24.04.12 |
| 8 | RV Uthappa | 60* | Pune | Delhi | Pune-SRS | 24.04.12 |
RV Uthappa’s 60 not out in this game provide the 18th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman’s fifty going in vain in IPL. All the eightteen occasions are listed below
| No | Batsman | Runs | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| 1 | KC Sangakkara | 54* | Punjab | Chennai | Mohali | 19.04.08 |
| 2 | WP Saha | 59* | Kolkata | Punjab | Mohali | 03.05.08 |
| 3 | M Boucher | 50* | Bangalore | Kolkata | Kolkata | 08.05.08 |
| 4 | AC Gilchrist | 61 | Deccan | Rajasthan | Jaipur | 09.05.08 |
| 5 | SP Goswami | 52 | Bangalore | Delhi | Bangalore | 19.05.08 |
| 6 | AC Gilchrist | 50 | Deccan | Punjab | Mohali | 23.05.08 |
| 7 | PA Patel | 54 | Chennai | Rajasthan | Chennai | 24.05.08 |
| 8 | KC Sangakkara | 64 | Punjab | Kolkata | Kolkata | 25.05.08 |
| 9 | KD Karthik | 52 | Delhi | Chennai | Jo’burg | 02.05.09 |
| 10 | MN van Wyk | 74 | Kolkata | Delhi | Durban | 05.05.09 |
| 11 | AC Gilchrist | 64 | Deccan | Delhi | Durban | 13.05.09 |
| 12 | AC Gilchrist | 54 | Deccan | Kolkata | Mumbai | 12.03.10 |
| 13 | NV Ojha | 94* | Rajasthan | Chennai | Chennai | 02.04.10 |
| 14 | KC Sangakkara | 52 | Punjab | Deccan | Dharamsala | 16.04.10 |
| 15 | AB de Villiers | 65 | Bangalore | Chennai | Chennai | 16.04.11 |
| 16 | AC Gilchrist | 51* | Punjab | Deccan | Dharmasala | 21.05.11 |
| 17 | MS Dhoni | 70 | Chennai | Bangalore | Bangalore | 22.05.11 |
| 18 | RV Uthappa | 60 | Pune | Delhi | Pune-SRS | 24.04.12 |
V Sehwag and KP Pietersen added 89 runs for the second wicket in this game providing the 48th occasion of Delhi batsmen posting a 50 plus runs partnership in IPL. This stand also provides the 12th occasion of a 50 plus runs stand for the second wicket.
| No | Partners | Runs | Wkt | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | G Gambhir, S Dhawan | 133 | 2nd | Deccan | Delhi | 15.05.08 |
| 2 | G Gambhir, S Dhawan | 112* | 2nd | Rajasthan | Delhi | 19.04.08 |
| 3 | V Sehwag, S Dhawan | 112* | 2nd | Deccan | Hyd-RGS | 22.04.08 |
| 4 | V Sehwag, G Gambhir | 99 | 2nd | Kolkata | Kolkata | 07.04.10 |
| 5 | G Gambhir, S Dhawan | 98 | 2nd | Bangalore | Delhi | 30.04.08 |
| 6 | G Gambhir, TM Dilshan | 97* | 2nd | Kolkata | Durban | 05.05.09 |
| 7 | V Sehwag, KP Pietersen | 89 | 2nd | Pune | Pune-SRS | 24.04.12 |
| 8 | V Sehwag, KP Pietersen | 75 | 2nd | Pune | Delhi | 21.04.12 |
| 9 | G Gambhir, V Sehwag | 68 | 2nd | Mumbai | Centurion | 21.05.09 |
| 10 | V Sehwag, TM Dilshan | 67 | 2nd | Chennai | Delhi | 19.03.10 |
| 11 | DA Warner, AB de Villiers | 51 | 2nd | Deccan | Cuttack | 21.03.10 |
| 12 | G Gambhir, TM Dilshan | 50 | 2nd | Deccan | Durban | 13.05.09 |